Bird flu: Abuse of Tamiflu can create resistant strains, says study (AFP via Yahoo! News) Swedish scientists say that Tamiflu -- the frontline weapon in any bird-flu pandemic -- cannot be broken down by sewage systems and this could help the virus mutate dangerously into a drug-resistant strain. [News Source]

FACTBOX-Bird flu’s spread around the globe (AlertNet) Source: Reuters Oct 2 (Reuters) - The World Health Organisation confirmed on its Web site on Tuesday the death of a 21-year-old Indonesian man from Jakarta from bird flu. The outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 ... [News Source]

Bird flu kills Indonesian (Gulf Times) JAKARTA: An Indonesian man who died last week in Jakarta tested positive for bird flu, bringing the country’s death toll from the H5N1 avian influenza virus to 86, health ministry officials said yesterday. [News Source]